Dia Dokutâ (2009)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 127 minuten
Alternative titles: Dear Doctor / ディア・ドクター
Country:
Japan
Directed by: Miwa Nishikawa
Stars: Eita Nagayama, Tsurube Shofukutei and Kaoru Yachigusa
IMDb score:
7,0 (794)
Releasedate: 27 July 2009
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Dia Dokutâ plot
After finishing medical school, Soma embarks on a two-hour journey from the big city to a small village. Here he starts in a small clinic. The boss of the clinic, Ino, is very mild and has only been working in the clinic for a few years. The inhabitants of the village knew nothing about him, but when he started treating the sick, they started to trust him. Then the widow Kazuko shows up at the clinic for a simple checkup. As a result, a secret of Ino is revealed, a secret that no one ever imagined.
Actors and actresses
Keisuke Soma
Osamu Ino
Kaduko Torikai
Akemi Ohtake
Ritsuko Torikai
Masayoshi Saimon
Yoshifumi Okayasu
Yukinari Hatano
Reviews & comments
Onderhond
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- 87629 messages
- 12905 votes
Nice.
A small, babbling drama. The Japanese countryside is of course very suitable for this, the pace is a bit slower there anyway and it doesn't look very modern either. It is the ideal setting to unfold this story, which Nishikawa does very skillfully.
The story itself is quite nice, especially because a rather shady venture is still told with a lot of warmth and affection. Shôfukutei is also the perfect actor for that, he plays his role with verve. The rest of the cast is certainly not much inferior, although most actors are simply typecast.
The film is not very exciting or striking. Kind of strange to read that he once emerged as the best in the KJ list, on the other hand that is a magazine that is typically sensitive to some more well-behaved drama work. The film could have been a little shorter and could have contained a little more scenes that really impress, but fans of the genre have a nice film to add.
3.5
Translated from Dutch · View original
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Nice film about a country doctor who hides a secret. As a spectator you quickly realize what that is, but that makes it a bit exciting. Beautiful performances by Tsurube Shōfukutei and veteran Kaoru Yachigusa. Airy and pleasant. Without the plot twist, it could have been a Japanese version of "Village on the River" by Antoon Coolen.
Translated from Dutch · View original
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